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Post by Sternumman on May 9, 2014 6:45:45 GMT -5
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Post by manic on May 9, 2014 11:20:59 GMT -5
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Post by CFC2013 on May 9, 2014 21:57:35 GMT -5
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Post by theyknowwhatimean on May 10, 2014 3:25:48 GMT -5
Beats by Dr. Dre are absolute bobbins in terms of sound quality and durability, the only reason anyone buys them is for the brand and so they're basically just fashion accessories and of course, fashion being fashion I've noticed already a sharp decrease in people walking about wearing them around their necks. No doubt peoples first pair have broken and they've realised how much they're being mugged off, £160-odd for a mediocre set of headphones that'll break in no time at all
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 5:18:07 GMT -5
It amazes me how naive people are it don't matter the quality of a product . People will spend money to look cool , why kids wore the hideous 8 ball jacket in 90 s it cost like 500 bucks it was pleather practically , same with fashionable sneakers cause some asshole wears who is famous ...dre product might suck , people will buy , it's cool ..so to get technical about why there cheap is stupid , apple ain't dumb it will be a goldmine
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Post by jaq515 on May 10, 2014 5:39:04 GMT -5
This is a very strange move by apple.
The headphones themselves like been said above have very little proprietary hardware inside them / aren't that good.
The streaming service would be little to know use as they already have licences in place for iTunes Radio.
Marketing wise Iphone / iTunes / iPad and even mac are leaders in their fields and apple pretty much most 'fashionable' brand out there so beats won't add any appeal for them.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 5:43:31 GMT -5
The hip hop crowd here , the African American culture here worship dre ...... That part of our society spends a lot of disposable income. they support dre , jay z , diddy, and ect ect ...it's a great move that will reap,benefits .... Simple really
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 5:50:16 GMT -5
And before any idiot out there thinks that racist ....it's not ,,,I happen to lead my life much Like many of my African American friends ...if I got 500 bucks , I'll save 20 for food spend the rest ....hence "disposable income " So even though the product may not be great it will be supported APPLE. Knows this ,...just like I would come home broke from Oasis gigs , people would ask why  ? I'd say cause it was oasis , ..they will support cause it's dre |
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Post by jaq515 on May 10, 2014 7:16:52 GMT -5
My point isn't that they could get short term sales/ profit.
Apple are the richest company with nearing $150 billion liquid cash available (with no debt)
They've been linked with many acquisitions over the years (including FB and Sony) as they could basically buy any company, but they never have.
They only normally buy tech companies to help with their patent portfolio or help further the quality of their products
This is probably signalling their move into headphone / speaker market but as apple tend to be high quality items they'd been better buying/ partnering with Bose
Anyway just very interested to see where this goes as very out of character for them
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Post by Sternumman on May 10, 2014 7:49:03 GMT -5
My point isn't that they could get short term sales/ profit. Apple are the richest company with nearing $150 billion liquid cash available (with no debt) They've been linked with many acquisitions over the years (including FB and Sony) as they could basically buy any company, but they never have. They only normally buy tech companies to help with their patent portfolio or help further the quality of their products This is probably signalling their move into headphone / speaker market but as apple tend to be high quality items they'd been better buying/ partnering with Bose Anyway just very interested to see where this goes as very out of character for them I think it's pure marketing meant to capture the teen market. Plus they might start making official Apple/Beats branded speakers. Apple failed to capture on the accessories market with official iPod and iPhone docks and this might make it easier than starting from scratch. Plus the profit margins on those headphones are enormous. |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 5:25:16 GMT -5
My point isn't that they could get short term sales/ profit. Apple are the richest company with nearing $150 billion liquid cash available (with no debt) They've been linked with many acquisitions over the years (including FB and Sony) as they could basically buy any company, but they never have. They only normally buy tech companies to help with their patent portfolio or help further the quality of their products This is probably signalling their move into headphone / speaker market but as apple tend to be high quality items they'd been better buying/ partnering with Bose Anyway just very interested to see where this goes as very out of character for them Oh I know your point AND WAS NOT REFERRING TO YOU . YOU INOW I KNOW YOUR COOL MAN ..... Just think it's a out of box move for them cause it can't fail .....they took heat for iPhone not being innovative enough last spring , maybe a change of attitude in not having to be so out ahead , just make money .,..not jobs like. But .... |
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Post by Sternumman on May 11, 2014 6:47:31 GMT -5
.....they took heat for iPhone not being innovative enough last spring , ... TBF they say that about every iPhone that's ever been released. There isn't anything innovative about any smartphones anymore. Each iteration of smartphone has increased processing power and improved cameras and every two years they'll change the design or if your Samsung keep it for three years. Some phones might have some gimmicky features (Touch ID, Sbeam, Siri, Google Now) but there isn't really anything that separates the top of the line phones now. |
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2014 7:44:14 GMT -5
This is true ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. listening to tracks now  ! |
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Post by Sternumman on May 11, 2014 9:25:47 GMT -5
This is true ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^. listening to tracks now ! Which disc? Did you go to the show? |
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Post by John William Anglin on May 29, 2014 15:16:58 GMT -5
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Post by John William Anglin on Jun 1, 2014 15:35:45 GMT -5
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? I'd say cause it was oasis , ..they will support cause it's dre 
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